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CHANGE INTO SAVANNAH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Management
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- savannization
1, record 1, English, savannization
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- change into savanna 2, record 1, English, change%20into%20savanna
correct, noun
- change into savannah 3, record 1, English, change%20into%20savannah
correct, noun
- transition into savanna 4, record 1, English, transition%20into%20savanna
correct, noun
- transition into savannah 2, record 1, English, transition%20into%20savannah
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The increasing frequency and intensity of forest fires in the Amazon are the direct result of man-made climate change and deforestation. Climate change, deforestation, and fires are changing the landscape of the Amazon Basin. The process is called savannization. Savannization refers to the gradual transition of the tropical rainforest into savanna. 1, record 1, English, - savannization
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion environnementale
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- savanisation
1, record 1, French, savanisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transformation d'une région en savane, vaste prairie des régions tropicales. 2, record 1, French, - savanisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión del medio ambiente
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sabanización
1, record 1, Spanish, sabanizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- savanización 2, record 1, Spanish, savanizaci%C3%B3n
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso de degradación de zonas de bosque, en especial selvas o bosques tropicales, consistente en la desaparición de árboles y en la apertura de grandes claros, que son ocupados por hierba y arbustos, una configuración más propia de la sabana. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sabanizaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sabanización: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda el término "sabanización" como neologismo válido. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sabanizaci%C3%B3n
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